TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
Reading edition
Minor spelling inconsistencies (e.g. hillside/hill-side, musn’t/mustn’t, wrist-watch/wrist watch, etc.) have been preserved.
Alterations to the text:
Punctuation: fix some quotation mark pairings/nesting and some missing/invisible periods.
[Chapter Four]
(“Uncle Rufus comes out every few months,” he roadside. said, “to see if anyone’s) move “roadside.” to the end of the preceding paragraph.
[Chapter Eight]
Change “It occured to her that her reverie was becoming” to occurred.
[Chapter Twelve]
“capable of feeling not the least regret for some horible act” to horrible.
(“If you’ll drive to the East Hazlewood Station,” she told) to Hazelwood.
[Chapter Thirteen]
“Diana reflected for a monment” to moment.
“But one of the other two will succeeed” to succeed.
[Chapter Fourteen]
“It was Aunt Emma who held her bound ankes” to ankles.
[End of text]